The ANC is rushing to finalise candidate lists for the Eastern Cape ahead of a Friday deadline set by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for upcoming local government elections. The party is preparing to submit thousands of nominations, including 4,488 ward candidates and about 6,000 proportional representation candidates.
The process is unfolding amid internal disputes and allegations involving the ANC’s list compilation at the Joe Gqabi area. The Citizen reports that some ANC branch members are calling for the party’s PR list process there to be stopped and reviewed, alleging possible manipulation. IOL frames the matter more broadly as an administrative and political challenge that clouds preparations as the party attempts to meet the IEC timeline. The sources agree that the dispute is affecting the party’s ability to complete its candidate lists on schedule, even as preparations continue toward the submission deadline.
